Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday described as "very agonising" the frequent disruptions of Parliament and lamented the "inadequacy" of the position of the presiding officer who is unable to run the House because of circumstances beyond his control.

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction for the poll panel to hold an enquiry on a Congress leader`s allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to furnish a correct statement of expenditure incurred by him in Varanasi during Lok Sabha election last year.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Friday accused the Congress Party, and particularly its vice president, Rahul Gandhi, of shying away from having a debate in Parliament.

The deadlock in both Houses of Parliament continued on Friday after members of Opposition showed placards, shouted anti-government slogans and tried to corner the Narendra Modi government over 'Lalitgate' and the Vyapam recruitment scam unearthed in Madhya Pradesh.

Lok Sabha may not pursue any further action on the privilege notice it issued to Robert Vadra over his remarks on Parliament disruptions with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan saying it was not such a big issue.

Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Wednesday attacked the NDA government for bringing series of ordinances to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 saying the current dispensation showed lack of application of mind on this key issue.

Amid continuous disruptions by Opposition members, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday to discuss better functioning of the Lok Sabha, proceedings of which have been virtually washed out in the Monsoon Session so far.

Expressing his profound grief over the demise of former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said he was in true sense a 'Bharat Ratna', who was deeply committed to the development of the nation.

After a week-long washout, Lok Sabha transacted some business on Monday as two bills were introduced and another taken up for consideration even as Congress and some other parties continued their vociferous protests, along with display of placards.